Regardless of where you live, societies are feeling the threat against certain freedoms and are fighting back. Humans innately don’t want to be oppressed or censored by larger, more powerful and dominant groups. But exactly how do you define your freedom? Is your freedom tied to your “rights'' or is your freedom independent of that?
Sebastian Junger, best selling author, Afghanistan war correspondent and more has authored a new book, Freedom, that will leave you shocked, perplexed and challenged in many ways. In this conversation, he and Tom take a deep dive into freedom, what it means for different societies, how smaller groups are able to give larger groups and armies hell, and are willing to risk their lives for their freedom.
Sebastian also shares his 400 mile experience walking through America with a group of friends and reflects on different feelings of freedom. His more recent near death experience will shock you and give you yet another perspective of freedom worth fighting for Order Sebastian Junger’s new book, Freedom: amzn.to
[Original air date: 7-22-21].
SHOW NOTES:
0:00 | Introduction
1:06 | What is Freedom?
2:49 | Defend Your Freedom
6:04 | Balancing Opposing Sides
8:12 | Root of the Word Freedom
10:51 | 10,000 miles for Defense
15:40 | Society Safe in Numbers
20:19 | Value of Physical Strength
25:12 | Small Fighter Advantage
31:14 | Culture of Honor
41:07 | Agriculture Control
48:04 | Autonomy vs Comfort
53:12 | Social Primate PTSD
58:31 | Importance of Physical Contact
1:03:45 | A Weird 400 Mile Trip
1:06:39 | Seeking Out Challenges
1:08:54 | Freedom Along Gender Lines
1:17:00 | Lessons Raising Girls
1:21:31 | Near Death Experience
1:27:32 | Giving Meaning to Death
1:29:04 | Discussing His Next Book
1:32:34 | Relationship to Fear
CHECK OUT OUR SPONSORS
Range Rover: Explore the Range Rover Sport at landroverUSA.com
Rosetta Stone: Check out Rosetta Stone and use my code TODAY for a great deal: www.rosettastone.com
Miro: Bring your teams to Miro’s revolutionary Innovation Workspace and be faster from idea to outcome at miro.com
Shopify: Sign up for your one-dollar-per-month trial period at shopify.com
Found Banking: Stop getting lost in countless finance apps and try Found for free at found.com
Momentous: Shop now at livemomentous.com and use code IMPACT for 20% your new Momentous routine
Factor: Get 50% off your first box plus 20% off your next month while your subscription is active at factormeals.com with code impacttheory50
StopBox: Get 10% off, plus Buy One Get One Free for the StopBox Pro with code IMPACT at stopboxusa.com
What's up, everybody? It's Tom Bilyeu here:
If you want my help...
- STARTING a business: join me here at ZERO TO FOUNDER
- SCALING a business: see if you qualify here.
Get my battle-tested strategies and insights delivered weekly to your inbox: sign up here.
If you're serious about leveling up your life, I urge you to check out my new podcast, Tom Bilyeu’s Mindset Playbook —a goldmine of my most impactful episodes on mindset, business, and health. Trust me, your future self will thank you.
Join me live on my Twitch stream. I'm live daily from 6:30 to 8:30 am PT at www.twitch.tv/tombilyeu
LISTEN TO IMPACT THEORY AD FREE + BONUS EPISODES on APPLE PODCASTS: apple.co/impacttheory
FOLLOW TOM:
Instagram: www.instagram.com
Tik Tok: www.tiktok.com
Twitter: twitter.com
YouTube: www.youtube.com
Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices